Fort Lauderdale: Arrival, information and getting around
Both of Fort Lauderdale's public transit terminals are close to downtown. Greyhound buses pull in at 515 NE 3rd St, while the Amtrak and Tri-Rail train station (tel 1-800/TRI-RAIL, ) is two miles west at 200 SW 21st Terrace - take bus #22 into town. The main local visitor center is in Port Everglades at 1850 Eller Drive (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm; tel 954/765-4466 or 1-800/227-8669, multilingual entertainments/attractions hotline at 954/527-5600, ).Local bus #11 runs twice hourly along Las Olas Boulevard between downtown and the beach, and you can also call for a water taxi (daily 10am until late; one way $7.50, round-trip $14, all-day pass $16; tel 954/467-6677) to take you almost anywhere along Fort Lauderdale's many miles of waterfront.
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